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Kansas Rural Health & Prosperity Grants 101 Workshop

The 3rd annual Rural Health and Prosperity Grants 101 Workshop was held April 8-9 in Emporia at the Granada Theatre. At the workshop, agencies shared valuable information on grant opportunities to support your community and organization, as well as discussed application best practices.

Thank you!

Thank you to all of the presenters at the 2025 Grants 101 Workshop! Presentations and contact information is available below.

Be watching for the announcement of the 2026 workshop in the near future!

Questions

2025 Workshop Information

Workshop Agenda

Day 1, April 8th

  • State Agency and Partner Funding Opportunities
  • Community projects presentations
  • Resource booths to speak 1-on-1 with presenters

Day 2, April 9th

  • Foundations panel moderated discussion
  • Thinking beyond the grant – Envision alternative streams
  • 2 rounds with 3 concurrent breakout sessions, topics will include,
    • Funding your future- State with the plan
    • Telling the store with data- Building evaluation into your grant proposals
    • Patterson Family Foundation 2025 Grants Q/A
    • Working with Foundation Grants
    • Discovery conversations: A Step-By-Step Guide
    • Opportunity for community conversations
Grants 101 Workshop Agenda
Who Attended

Those looking to identify grant opportunities, as well as those that are wanting to learn more about grant writing.

  • Health & Social Services Providers
  • Community and Economic Developers
  • Community Foundations
  • Non-Profit Organizations
  • City Commissioners
  • City and County Staff
  • Chambers of Commerce
  • Faith-based and Community Leaders
  • Bankers
  • Community Champions
Agency Participants

Kansas Department of Commerce (KDC)

  • Quality Places Division
  • Office of Rural Prosperity (ORP)
  • Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)

Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)

Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC)

Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT)

Kansas Infrastructure HUB

Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition

  • KS Balance of State Continuum of Care (KSHC)

USDA – Kansas Rural Development

Sunflower Foundation

K-State Research & Extension

KU Center for Public Partnerships and Research

Agency Presenter Contact List

2025 Workshop Presentations -Day 1

Kansas Housing Resource Corporation
KHRC Welcome
KHRC Programs
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kansas SLRP and Community Based Funding Opportunities
USDA Rural Development

USDA Programs

  • Community Facilities, Water & Environmental Programs
  • Single & Multi-Family Housing Programs
  • Business, Industry & Telecomm Programs
USDA RD Programs
Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition
Kansas Balance of State Continuum of Care
Kansas Infrastructure Hub
Kansas Infrastructure Hub
Technical Assistance Contact Brochure
K-State TAB
K-State TAB Services
Kansas Brownfields Program
Quality Places Division – Kansas Commerce

Quality Places Division Programs:

  • Community Development Block Grants
  • Kansas Main Street
  • Office of Broadband Development
  • Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL)
  • Rural Champions
  • Rural Murals
  • Strategic Economic Expansion and Development grants (SEED)
  • Rural Opportunity Zones (ROZ)
  • Community Service Tax Credits
Quality Places Division

2025 Workshop Presentations -Day 2

Thinking Beyond the Grant – Vickie Mathews
Diversified Funding for Sustainable Nonprofits
Patterson Family Foundation
Patterson Family Foundation Program Overview
Working with Foundations

Presented by Sunflower Foundation and Kansas Association of Community Foundations

Working with Foundations
Discovery Conversation
Discovery Conversations: A Step-by-Step Guide
Grant Writing 101
Grant Writing-Let’s Get to Work!
Where to find grants
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